Balkh
Afghanistan
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+4:30
- Time zone
- Asia/KabulUTC+4:30
- Sunrise
- 6:37 am
- Sunset
- 4:55 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 18 minutes109 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Balkh
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Balkh has stayed on UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Balkh doing anything.
Balkh time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Kabul, 9am to 11am at the other end.
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Time difference between Balkh and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 9:27 am | 09:27 | 12 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CST | 11:27 am | 11:27 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 11:27 am | 11:27 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EST | 12:27 pm | 12:27 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EST | 12:27 pm | 12:27 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 2:27 pm | 14:27 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London GMT | 5:27 pm | 17:27 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CET | 6:27 pm | 18:27 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CET | 6:27 pm | 18:27 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 7:27 pm | 19:27 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EET | 7:27 pm | 19:27 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 8:27 pm | 20:27 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 9:27 pm | 21:27 | 30 minutes behind |
| Delhi IST | 10:57 pm | 22:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 1:27 am Fri | 01:27 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 2:27 am Fri | 02:27 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 4:27 am Fri | 04:27 | 6 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 6:27 am Fri | 06:27 | 8 hours 30 minutes ahead |
About Balkh
- Population
- 114883
- Coordinates
- 36.756, 66.897
- Region
- Afghanistan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Solar noon
- 11:46 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Balkh right now?
It is 9:57 pm (21:57 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Balkh. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Balkh in?
Balkh uses the Asia/Kabul time zone, currently UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like UTC+4:30 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Balkh on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Balkh stays on UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Balkh today?
The sun rises at 6:37 am and sets at 4:55 pm today, giving 10 hours 18 minutes of daylight. That is 109 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Balkh of Los Angeles?
Balkh is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:57 pm in Balkh, it is 9:27 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Balkh?
Balkh is in Afghanistan, at 36.76° N, 66.90° E, with a population of about 114,883. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.